Girls' name · since 1972
Lyza
835 babies named Lyza in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyza currently ranks #4580 among girls' names in America, with 835 babies recorded since 1972.
Lyza has 835 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4580 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #8,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,580 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyza ranks #8,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,580 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 835 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyza's 835 recorded births place it above 88.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lyza compares
835 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lyza's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lyza's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lyza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Lyza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (313 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Lyza's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lyza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
201 births
- 2010s
2010s
313 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 313 births (37% of all-time use).
How Lyza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lyza's total volume
Lyza by state
Where Lyza concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
31 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lyza's data
- Lyza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (313 total births) through the 2020s (179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lyzas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lyza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.